KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The definition of Islam according to the Federal Constitution should be left broad and not confined to any one interpretation for the sake of a peaceful co-existence, the Hum...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The government will resubmit the Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Bill to Parliament next month following the expiry of the cooling-off period triggered by its rejection in Dewan Nega...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of the Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) expressed hope that negotiations will continue between the government and the congress on the mechanism ...

LETTER | The recent decision of the High Court in Kuala Lumpur in dismissing the judicial review application of Sisters in Islam (SIS) against a fatwa by Selangor religious authorities declaring it as...

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KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court here yesterday that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received a special payment of RM1 million after retiring as Prime Minister, as provided unde...

KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court here yesterday that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received a special payment of RM1 million after retiring as Prime Minister, as provided under the Members of ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar believes that excluding the inspector-general of police (IGP) from investigation by the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) is unconstitutio...

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has a tricky task on his hands balancing the need for national unity, political considerations and the human rights of controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik, says Umn...

PETALING JAYA: A member of the PPBM Supreme Council, Tariq Ismail, has called for the establishment of a single schooling system in which the quality of national schools is raised to be better than ve...

PETALING JAYA: Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan has criticised the Cabinet’s decision to allow vernacular schools the choice to introduce Jawi script as part of their Bahasa Malaysia syllabus for...

YOURSAY | ‘Haniff is putting the cart before the horse with his logic on debating the amendment.' S'gor unilateral conversion bill should have been debated - lawyer Gerard Lourdesamy: Mohamed Haniff...

Young Malaysians should have big dreams and aspire to right the injustices of our society, said veteran DAP parliamentarian Lim Kit Siang while addressing a group of Malaysian students in Chennai last...

KUALA LUMPUR: Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah was today officially installed as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in a glorious ceremony in keeping with the splendour of the cons...

SUBANG JAYA, July 27 — While the Constitution guarantees every Malaysian the freedom of religion, there are some teachers who still try to subtly convert Orang Asli children, indigenous research exp...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is doubling down on its promise to dismantle race-based economic policies and the man tasked to press down on the accelerator is the next-...

THE euphoria of Parliament unanimously passing the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2019 to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 is now being replaced by the realisation that youth fresh out of school may ...

BRASILIA, July 22 ― Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that the government may look at making it less expensive for employers to fire workers, as it seeks fresh ways to stimulate a we...

PETALING JAYA: The organiser of the "Walk Towards a Better Environment" peaceful rally has informed the police and Kuala Lumpur City Hall of its march from Padang Merbok to Parliament on Thursday (July 18).

KUCHING: The Federal Government and relevant agencies should implement automatic voter registration in time for the next Sarawak state election due in two years' time, says a Sarawak-based civil society organisation.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Parliament yesterday backed lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, which would add millions of people to the electoral roll and was pushed by the country's reformist governm...

KUALA LUMPUR: The amendment of the Federal Constitution was a historic moment for the country, reflecting total bipartisanship from leaders across the political divide, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA today called on the government to streamline laws that concern the age of individuals, noting that there are discrepancies following Putrajaya’s push to amend the Constitution to l...

Malaysia's top prosecutor, responding to criticism after a Muslim preacher lost his appeal and was jailed under the controversial Sedition Act that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government has vowed to rep...

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's top prosecutor, responding to criticism after a Muslim preacher lost his appeal and was jailed under the controversial Sedition Act that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government h...

KOTA KINABALU, July 11 — The Bill to add another 13 state constituencies in Sabah can be approved with only a simple parliamentary majority, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said to pred...

PETALING JAYA: A human rights activist today welcomed the amendments pertaining to street protests, particularly on doing away with street protest as an offence, but noted that other problematic provi...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — The Sarawak state government will have to repay the remainder of its initial RM2.3 billion debt to the federal government via its legislative mechanism, which will then be use...

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no basis for Latheefa Koya to be grilled by the Parliament Special Select Committee on Public Appointments over her appointment as the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The reduction of the voting age to 18 years will enable the voice of the young group in the country to be more clearly and loudly heard to become the foundation to the formati...

KUALA LUMPUR: A motion to compel all Members of Parliament to declare their income and assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is expected to take centre stage when the Dewan Raykat meets a...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — The government will wait for the Federal Court to decide on a suit challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty for trafficking before it tables an amendment to abo...

THE Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) 2017 published by the Securities Commission continues to be an excellent publication and should be essential reading on good governance for corporate ...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The parliamentary select committee on major public appointments has no authority to tell the government which candidates it should select or introduce laws to make this possi...

MUAR: The Pakatan Harapan (PH) Government will continue to defend the Malay Rulers, the special rights of the Malays and the sovereignty of Islam even though there are racial, religious and political ...

MUAR, June 1 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government will continue to defend the Malay Rulers, the special rights of the Malays and the sovereignty of Islam even though there are racial, religious and...